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Romeo and Juliet, IV. ii

To you and your behests; and am enjoin'd

By holy Laurence to fall prostrate here,

To beg your pardon. Pardon, I beseech you!

Henceforward I am ever rul'd by you.

Cap. Send for the county; go tell him of this:

I'll have this knot knit up to-morrow morning.

Jul. I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell;

And gave him what becomed love I might,

Not stepping o'er the bounds of modesty.

Cap. Why, I'm glad on 't; this is well: stand up:

This is as 't should be. Let me see the county;

Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither.

Now, afore God! this reverend holy friar,

All our whole city is much bound to him.

Jul. Nurse, will you go with me into my closet,

To help me sort such needful ornaments

As you think fit to furnish me to-morrow?

Lady Cap. No, not till Thursday; there is time enough.

Cap. Go, nurse, go with her. We'll to church to-morrow.

Exeunt Juliet and Nurse.

Lady Cap. We shall be short in our provision:

'Tis now near night.

Cap. Tush! I will stir about,

And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife:

Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her;

I'll not to bed to-night; let me alone;

I'll play the housewife for this once. What, ho!

They are all forth: well, I will walk myself

To County Paris, to prepare him up

 27 becomed: befitting

33 bound: under obligation

34 closet: chamber

35 sort: select

36 furnish: dress, adorn 